August 16 2021
 
Good morning from Washington, where President Biden’s immigration policy is being shaped by veterans of pro-amnesty nonprofits supported by left-wing billionaires. Fred Lucas has the scoop. Meanwhile, Biden’s homeland security chief calls the border crisis “unsustainable,” Kaylee Greenlee reports. On the podcast, Rob Bluey finds out why a philanthropy group is getting out the message on what diversity really is. Plus: parents see back to school with new eyes; conservatives battle marketplace intolerance; and your letters on new COVID-19 restrictions. On this date in 1896, a fisherman in Canada’s Yukon Territory reportedly spots gold nuggets in a creek bed, setting off the American West’s last great gold rush.
 
 
 
NEWS
EXCLUSIVE: Pro-Amnesty Groups Supplied These 5 Players on Biden’s Immigration Team
By Fred Lucas

The groups, bankrolled by billionaires such as George Soros and Mark Zuckerberg, acted as farm teams for five officials who run President Biden’s immigration policy, The Daily Signal has learned.
COMMENTARY
Running Away From a ‘Nation-Building’ Mess
By James Carafano

The opposite of nation-building is not running away. It is being realistic.
NEWS
‘Unsustainable’: Homeland Security Chief Warns System Inadequate in Border Crisis
By Kaylee Greenlee

According to leaked audio, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned that the U.S. immigration system “isn’t built” to handle the crisis at the southern border.
COMMENTARY
It’s Not the Same Ol’ Back to School
By Joseph Backholm

Perhaps the biggest change is how many parents decided to homeschool their children.
ANALYSIS
What's True Diversity? More Than Meets the Eye
By Rob Bluey

Find out why entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is partnering with Philanthropy Roundtable in its True Diversity campaign to counter the left’s narrow and divisive view of inclusion.
NEWS
‘Hands Tied’: Federal Judge Upholds Biden's New Eviction Moratorium
By Thomas Catenacci

A federal judge rules that the Biden administration could continue to enforce its new moratorium on evictions, but casts doubt on its legality.
COMMENTARY
PayPal, Like-Minded Companies Don’t Want Conservatives’ Money
By Douglas Blair

The payment processing company joins with the Anti-Defamation League to identify “extremist” groups with the goal of denying them service. Conservatives, beware.
COMMENTARY
We Hear You: Questioning Mask Mandates, Vaccines, and Leadership
By Ken McIntyre

"While I applaud Republican representatives for challenging what clearly appears to be authoritarian, dictatorial behavior by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, I agree they will fail," Todd Miller writes.
 
     
 
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